We just got a glimpse of Elon Musk's futuristic skate that could rocket cars through tunnels at 130 mph

Billionaire Elon Musk has already completed the first segment of
an underground tunnel network and just installed the most
futuristic component of the system: a car skate.

Musk plans on building as many as 30 layers of tunnels
beneath Los Angeles through his newest venture, the Boring
Company.

The serial entrepreneur said Wednesday that the company,
which is being led by SpaceX engineer Steve Davis, already
completed the first segment of the tunnel. Here's a first look at
the tunnel, which runs under Crenshaw Boulevard between the
SpaceX parking lot and the campus building:

The Boring Company was able to complete the first segment of the
tunnel so quickly because it doesn't need permits to dig on
SpaceX's property.

In fact, Musk has been working with Hawthorne city officials for
over a year about building the tunnel, which was originally
conceived as a way to get SpaceX employees across from the
parking lot to the building safely.

The Tesla and SpaceX engineer has acknowledged that getting
approval to extend the tunnel network beyond the SpaceX property
line is more challenging.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, however, has said he is
interested in using the tunnel to support a rail connection
between Los Angeles International Airport and Union Station, a
main transit hub that connects Los Angeles to distant
suburbs.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is also in talks with Musk to
use the tunnel for a high-speed rail line that
connects downtown and O’Hare International Airport, Wired
reported.